Gebirgsjäger are the light infantry part of the alpine or mountain troops (Gebirgstruppe) of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The word Jäger is a characteristic term used for light infantry in German speaking countries.
German Gebirgsjäger during a climbing exercise
Gebirgsjäger group in late 1942 during the Battle of the Caucasus
A German Gebirgsjäger wearing the formal uniform with the characteristic clothes and boots
A Bv 206S as a medical transporter. The 206S is the standard transport vehicle of the German mountain infantry.
Jäger is a German military term referring to specific light infantry units.
Hessian Jäger 1835–1843
Franz Rudolf Frisching in the uniform of an officer of the Bernese Jäger Corps with his Schweizerischer Niederlaufhund, painted by Jean Preudhomme in 1785
Jägerpatrouille, painting by Richard Knötel (1910)
Royal Bavarian Jäger Battalion No. 2 Aschaffenburg. Oberjäger, field marching order, around 1910